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Not-very-NICE: UK Cannabis Policy and Harm to Patients

CannaTech

The acceptance of medical cannabis by clinicians, researchers and government bodies is fairly universal, and patients have benefited from widespread access to full-spectrum cannabis in flower and oil form. Israel’s approach to cannabis has contributed to reducing stigma and increasing access for patients around the world.

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Research Explores Differences in Cancer Patients and Medical Patients Who Use Cannabis

Veriheal

In light of such, and the fact that cancer is a common qualifying condition for cannabis, this research team took to expanding the available basic information on cannabis in the cancer population in order to provide clinical trial designers with better information needed for planned studies. Cancer Patients Experience Less Severe Pain.

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CDC Seeks Public Comments Regarding Chronic Pain Management

NORML

.” The CDC’s interest in alternative methods of chronic pain management may be of particular significance to many medical cannabis patients. According to state-registry records, “Chronic pain is currently and historically the most common qualifying condition reported by medical cannabis patients (67.5

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Transplant Denied To Med Marijuana Patient With Liver Cancer

Otherside Farms

A medical marijuana patient in Los Angeles with inoperable liver cancer has been removed from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s transplant list after testing positive for marijuana. Sixty-three-year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B. The letter also urges Cedars-Sinai to change its transplant eligibility policy.

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Legislation To Produce And Research Cannabis Introduced

NORML

A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers has introduced The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2019 ( HR 601 ), to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials involving cannabis. Click here to send a message to your Representative and urge them to support the measure. .

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Emerge Law Group (OR): PSILOCYBIN THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS IN OREGON

Cannabis Law Report

One of the known beneficial uses of psilocybin is as a palliative care tool for patients with advanced illness who suffer from anxiety and/or depression. A multitude of recent clinical trials shows the clear promise of psilocybin for this population suffering from these debilitating conditions.

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New Title: Canada McGill – Queens University Press: Remedicalising Cannabis Science, Industry, and Drug Policy By Suzanne Taylor

Cannabis Law Report

The UK is one of the biggest producers of medicinal cannabis, but few patients have access to these medicines. With mounting questions about patient access, the effectiveness of international drug control systems, and the role of expert advice, it is crucial to understand how we have arrived at this situation.